American Civil Liberties Union

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nonprofit organization whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." Officially nonpartisan, the organization has been supported and criticized by liberal and conservative organizations alike. The ACLU works through litigation and lobbying and it has over 1,200,000 members and an annual budget of over $100 million. Local affiliates of the ACLU are active in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The ACLU provides legal assistance in cases when it considers civil liberties to be at risk. Legal support from the ACLU can take the form of direct legal representation or preparation of amicus curiae briefs expressing legal arguments when another law firm is already providing representation.

A federal judge will decide on Wednesday whether the Bureau of Prisons must provide buprenorphine, an addiction medication, to a Kansas inmate who is past the detox stage.NYTimes.com - Published 4 days ago

The ACLU said the bill would unnecessarily expand authorities used by the Trump administration to target and discriminate against the very communities Congress hopes to protectCBS News - Published 2 weeks ago

A federal judge has blocked Missouri from enforcing its ban on abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy. Planned Parenthood and the ACLU asked the judge to issue a temporary restraining order to stop..CBS News - Published 3 weeks ago

As a lockdown at this Mississippi prison enters its seventh month, violence is rampant. It's "not a sustainable situation," ACLU official says. Others agree.
USATODAY.com - Published on August 19, 2019

A Michigan man with a diabetic condition was deported to Iraq. He died just months later, and the ACLU said it's due in part to his struggles to find insulin.
USATODAY.com - Published on August 9, 2019

The lawsuit called the extension of the policy​ allowing immigration officers to deport migrants without requiring them to appear before judges as "dramatic" and "illegal"CBS News - Published on August 7, 2019

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a court motion revealing that at least 900 migrant children have been separated from their families despite a judge's order curtailing the Trump..CBS News - Published on July 31, 2019

Prominent U.S. abortion rights groups Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit late on Tuesday in an effort to stop a new Missouri law that bans almost all..Reuters - Published on July 31, 2019

The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday asked a federal judge to stop the Trump administration's ongoing separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying the government had taken more..Reuters - Published on July 30, 2019

Planned Parenthood and the ACLU have filed a lawsuit against Missouri challenging a state law that would ban abortions after 8 weeks. This comes two weeks after Alexis McGill Johnson took over as..CBS News - Published on July 30, 2019

Separations of migrant families are continuing in substantial numbers, often for reasons as simple as a parent with a traffic ticket, the American Civil Liberties Union reported.NYTimes.com - Published on July 30, 2019

The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups that sued to block the Trump administration's latest initiative to bar almost all asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border have asked courts to..Reuters - Published on July 17, 2019

The American Civil Liberties Union sued U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday, challenging a sweeping new rule that would bar almost all migrants from seeking asylum at the southern..Reuters - Published on July 16, 2019

Missouri's abortion ban may be put to a vote in 2020. The state's appellate court has decided to allow the ACLU to begin collecting signatures to put the new law to a public vote. The ACLU needs to..CBS News - Published on July 9, 2019

The ACLU, Center for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood announced they've filed a lawsuit challenging a new abortion law in Georgia. The "Living Infants Fairness and Equality" Act bans all..CBS News - Published on June 28, 2019

Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says the state Constitution prohibits a referendum on Missouri's new eight-week abortion ban. The ACLU submitted a referendum petition on the legislation...USATODAY.com - Published on June 6, 2019

A move to authorize a referendum over Missouri's recently enacted ban on abortions after the eighth week of pregnancy hit a roadblock on Thursday when the secretary of state rejected petitions filed by..Reuters - Published on June 6, 2019

Netflix announced they will work with the ACLU in its fight against Georgia's abortion law. This comes as more Hollywood stars threaten to boycott working there if the law is implemented. Their..CBS News - Published on May 30, 2019

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging a law enacted by Alabama last week that bans nearly all abortions and makes performing the..Reuters - Published on May 24, 2019

Mexico said on Saturday it had "deep concern" about armed groups that intimidate and extort migrants on the border, shortly after the ACLU and Democratic senators called for a probe into such citizen..Reuters - Published on April 20, 2019